Category «Government Documents»

Boosting Financial Literacy in America: A Role for State Colleges and Universities

Boosting Financial Literacy in America: A Role for State Colleges and Universities, by Thomas L. Harnisch, American Association of State Colleges and Universities, Fall 2010. “Financial illiteracy is a growing economic and social concern garnering greater attention from consumer advocates, scholars, governmental agencies and policymakers. Despite the rapidly changing, increasingly sophisticated array of financial decisions …

Subjects: Government Documents

America's Gulf Coast – A Long Term Recovery Plan after the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

America’s Gulf Coast – A Long Term Recovery Plan after the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Navy Secretary Ray Maybus: “This report will focus on these three central requirements for recovery in the Gulf Coast: the environment; the economy; and health and human services. These three areas are inextricably linked – what happens to the ecosystem …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

NCSL Projected Revenue Growth in FY 2011 and Beyond

“This new report from NCSL [National Center for State Legislatures], Projected Revenue Growth in FY 2011 and Beyond, shows that after several years of steep declines, state revenues are starting to pick up. State officials have anxiously awaited this turnaround for months or, in some cases, years. State revenue collections consistently underperformed forecasts throughout the …

Subjects: Government Documents, Legislation

Affordable Care Act gives consumers new tools, makes health insurance market more transparent

News release: “The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that new information and tools have been added to HHS’ consumer website www.HealthCare.gov that will make the health insurance market more transparent, increase competition and help lower costs for individuals. For the first time ever, price estimates for private insurance policies are available, …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

BJS: Victimization During Household Burglary

Victimization During Household Burglary: “Presents findings from the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) on the characteristics of burglary, with comparisons between households where members were present and not present. It also examines the extent to which individuals in the residence are violently victimized when at home during these encounters. The NCVS classifies victimization as personal, …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Washington Post Blog: Impact of War – How nine years of war has changed lives back home

Impact of War – How nine years of war has changed lives back home: “More than eight years after the attacks of 9/11, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan reverberate in ways large and small. They have transformed the U.S. Armed Forces, defined a generation of veterans, left thousands dead and wounded. Yet they have …

Subjects: Blogs, Government Documents

Human Rights Council establishes Working Group on Discrimination against Women in Law and Practise

News release: “The UN Human Rights Council adopted a resolution in which it established for a period of three years a Working Group on the issue of discrimination against women in law and practise, and a decision in which it decided to hold a panel discussion on human rights in the context of action taken …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Government Documents, Legal Research

President Obama Lauds Clean Energy Projects as Key to Creating New Jobs

Weekly Address – President Obama, October 2, 2010: “This month, in the Mojave Desert, a company called BrightSource plans to break ground on a revolutionary new type of solar power plant. Its going to put about a thousand people to work building a state-of-the-art facility. And when its complete, it will turn sunlight into the …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

BEA: Personal Income and Outlays

Personal Income and Outlays, August 2010 [released October1, 2010] “Personal income increased $59.3 billion, or 0.5 percent, and disposable personal income (DPI) increased $52.0 billion, or 0.5 percent, in August, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Personal consumption expenditures (PCE) increased $41.3 billion, or 0.4 percent. In July, personal income increased $22.0 billion, or …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Bank for International Settelements – Property price statistics

Property price statistics: “The property price statistics bring together data from a variety of national sources. The BIS, with the assistance of its member central banks, 1 has obtained approval of these sources to disseminate the statistics as long as the national sources are clearly indicated. The sources and any relevant disclaimers are listed separately …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Implications of Declining Mail Volumes for Financial Sustainability of Postal Service

Implications of Declining Mail Volumes for the Financial Sustainability of the Postal Service, September 29, 2010. Sponsored by U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General Risk Analysis “Mail volume is declining. It is difficult to determine how much of this drop is due to the recent economic downturn, but many postal experts consider that a …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Issue Findings Regarding Market Events of May 6, 2010

Findings Regarding Market Events of May 6, 2010 – September 30, 2010 “This report presents findings of the staffs of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC and collectively, the Commissions) to the Joint CFTC-SEC Advisory Committee on Emerging Regulatory Issues (the Committee) regarding the market events of May …

Subjects: Government Documents

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